I have come to Minsk with a sincere intention to establish cooperation between the two countries and I hope that my visit will become an important step towards developing bilateral relations, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said as he met with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 5 June, BelTA has learned.

– I intend to do everything necessary to preserve the sovereignty and independence of the Belarusian state, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he announced new appointments on 4 June, BelTA has learned.

MINSK, 29 May (BelTA) – Belarus and the European Union (EU) have completed all the necessary procedures for the agreements on visa facilitation and readmission to enter into force, Anatoly Glaz, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Office, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told BelTA.

Outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Serbia to Belarus Veljko Kovacevic has made a big contribution to the development of bilateral cooperation with Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the ambassador on 28 May, BelTA informs.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Azerbaijan's national holiday- Republic Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state.

Information channels spreading fake news have stepped up their activities, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed a meeting to discuss important social, economic, and political matters in Minsk on 25 May, BelTA has learned.

The forthcoming presidential election in Belarus should be well organized, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he addressed a meeting to discuss important social, economic, and political matters in Minsk on 25 May, BelTA has learned.

MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) – A multidisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) research center will be established at premises of the Belarusian State University. The plans are stipulated by the project designed to modernize Belarus' higher education system. The World Bank will lend €100 million for the project, representatives of the World Bank office in Belarus told BelTA.

MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) – As of 1 June, 18,776 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 recovered and were discharged from hospitals in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 will be exempted from final exams, according to Belarus' Education Ministry's Resolution No.101 of 26 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.